Consumer’s busy lifestyle has made them dependable on ready market meals but at the same time they are health conscious too. Health and wellness is one of the macro indicators today. To meet the rising demand of consumers for healthy meals, manufactures are innovating themselves with all the flavors. We can see such innovations in chocolate industry. In china, there are chocolates launched with ingredient as vegetables and manufacturers have gone beyond orange in citrus fruits and trying different flavors. Many unusual fruits are added to chocolates these days. Also the cereals are moving into chocolates. Cereals like granola and muesli are added to chocolates to add texture and to meet the consumers demand for healthy products. Consumer’s demand for new and interesting flavors can be challenging for manufactures but it can be considered as an opportunity for them. By developing innovative and unique product, they can capture a huge market share and this uniqueness of the product or flavor help manufacturer to gain a competitive edge in the market. This unique flavor can differentiate a product from the competition.

There is huge demand for ready meals market due to consumer’s busy lifestyles, rapid urbanization and increasing disposable incomes. There is rising demand for fruits and vegetable ingredients by health conscious consumers. The high growth aspects in this market are providing opportunities for manufacturers. There are great investment opportunities to food and beverage manufacturers in Asian countries such as China, India and Japan due to economic growth in these countries.

China’s demand for confectionary (Chips, biscuits, cakes and pastries) is growing at fast pace and both production and demand is expected to grow in the next decade. Beverage segment is led by the European region. Europe is the largest alcohol producer and it accounts for one fourth of market share.There has been a noteworthy increase in the demand for European beer, Wine, Whisky and vodka which comprise of food ingredients such as barley, wheat, and rice. Increase in demand is due to healthy ingredients and taste.

Some trends driving the ready meals market include:

·Changing consumer lifestyles

·Increasing demand for packaged and convenience food

·Urbanization, increased disposable income and busy lifestyles are responsible for the increasing share of ready meals market

Key Topics Covered in the Report:

·Detailed analysis of beverage industry globally

·Value and volume analysis for beverage industry

·Historic and Forecast value analysis by category

·Retail landscape and key distribution channels

·Key issues and trends in the packaging industry

·Consumer trend framework

·Analysis of mega-trends

·Profiling of new products and innovations launched in the beverage industry